Building Technology: Fifteen Years of Change

To celebrate JLC's 15th
anniversary, we looked back
over the sweeping changes
that have taken place in our
industry since we first opened our doors
in mid-1982. What we call "standard
building practice" today
is actually the result of
years of trial and error by builders and
remodelers who were looking for better
ways to get the job done. This article
highlights the products and technologies,
culled from JLC back issues, that had the
greatest impact on the lives and work of
our readers.
NOVEMBER JLC 1997
Cellulose insulation was commonly blown into closed wall cavities in
the energy retrofits of the '70s and '80s. ParPac developed a way to use
it in open framing as well: The